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AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri)

AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri)

The AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri) is an integrated DirectX 12 graphics card found on a number of AMD Kaveri APUs. The GPU offers 384 shaders and 6 compute cores (128 shaders / 2 compute cores deactivated) and can be found, for example, in the A10-7400P. The maximum core clock and memory speeds of the GPU depend on the overarching APU: While the ULV models are limited to DDR3-1600, the standard voltage models can support up to DDR3-1866.

Architecture and Features

Thanks to the new GCN 1.1 architecture, the Kaveri GPUs are significantly more efficient with higher performance compared to its VLIW-based predecessors Richland and Trinity. The graphics card can now handle both DirectX 12 (FL 12_0) and the AMD Mantle API. The GPU is also able to accelerate various applications like Adobe Photoshop by utilizing OpenCL.

The revised video engine of Kaveri includes UVD 4.2 (Unified Video Decoder) and VCE 2.0 (Video Codec Engine). H.264 codec support has been slightly improved in several areas. However, H.265 is still not fully supported in hardware.

Performance

Due to significant differences in core clock speed and memory support between various Radeon R6 models, the performance can vary greatly between different APUs. While the fastest GPU version in the A10-7400P can compete with a dedicated GeForce GT 730M, the slower version in the A10-7300 hardly performs at the level of a GeForce GT 720M. Accordingly, games of 2014 can be played fluently in low to medium settings at 1024 x 768 or 1366 x 768 pixels.

Power Consumption

The power consumption of the entire Kaveri APU is rated at 19 Watts and 35 Watts for ULV and standard voltage models, respectively. Thus, the 28 nm chip is suited for smaller or medium sized (sub-)notebooks.

Radeon R (Kaveri) Series

Radeon R7 512 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) compare 512 @ 0.72 GHz
Radeon R7 384 Cores (Kaveri Desktop) compare 384 @ 0.72 GHz
Radeon R7 (Kaveri) compare 512 @ 0.55 - 0.69 GHz64/128 Bit
Radeon R6 (Kaveri) 384 @ 0.53 - 0.65 GHz64/128 Bit
Radeon R5 (Kaveri) compare 256 @ 0.51 - 0.63 GHz64/128 Bit
Radeon R4 (Kaveri) compare 192 @ 0.53 GHz64/128 Bit
CodenameKaveri
ArchitectureGCN 1.1
Pipelines384 - unified
Core Speed533 - 654 (Boost) MHz
Memory Bus Width64/128 Bit
Shared Memoryyes
APIDirectX 12 (FL 12_0), Shader 5.0
Transistor Count2.4 Billion
technology28 nm
FeaturesUVD 4.2, VCE 2.0
Notebook Sizemedium sized
Date of Announcement04.06.2014
CPU in Radeon R6 (Kaveri)GPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
AMD A10-7400P4 x 2500 MHz, 35 W576 MHz654 MHz
AMD A10 Pro-7350B4 x 2100 MHz, 19 W? MHz553 MHz
AMD A10-73004 x 1900 MHz, 19 W? MHz533 MHz
min. - max.576 - ? MHz533 - 654 MHz

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - 3DMark 11 + Fire Strike + Time Spy
0.4 pt (1%)
3DMark Vantage
3DM Vant. Perf. total +
3DM Vant. Perf. GPU no PhysX +
3DMark 06 3DMark 06 - Standard 1280x1024 +
3DMark 06
min: 4320     avg: 5674     median: 5989 (8%)     max: 6712 Points
Cinebench R10 Cinebench R10 Shading (32bit) +
Cinebench R11.5 Cinebench R11.5 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +
- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

Fifa 15

Fifa 15

2014
low 1280x720
26.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
18.3  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
8.2  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Sims 4

Sims 4

2014
low 1024x768
89.7  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
26.9  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
12.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
10.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
70.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
30.7  fps    + Compare
high 1920x1080
17  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
17.5  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1280x720
29.6  fps    + Compare
med. 1280x720
29.1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Thief

Thief

2014
low 1024x768
9.8 11.8 12.5 18.8 ~ 13 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
3.7 9 ~ 6 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
3.2 6.9 ~ 5 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
3.6  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
28.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
11.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
5.1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
26.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
22.3  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
30  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
17  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
11  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
F1 2013

F1 2013

2013
low 1024x768
35  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
25  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
23  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
13  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
35.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
26.8  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
22.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
6.3  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
18.9  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
15.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
7.8  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
19.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
13.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
9.1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
21.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
15.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
7.6  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Dota 2

Dota 2

2013
low 1024x768
42.2 43.8 ~ 43 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
24.5 27.6 ~ 26 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
15.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
GRID 2

GRID 2

2013
low 1024x768
49.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
27.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
20.7  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
20.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
16.2  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
10.1  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
5.1  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1280x720
28.7 31.2 45.9 46 ~ 38 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
15.4 17.3 26.2 26.8 ~ 21 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
12.5 13.9 22.4 23.2 ~ 18 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
7  fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
89.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
30.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
19.6  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
6.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
31.6 38.1 51.5 51.6 ~ 43 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
17.1 19.9 26.3 26.9 ~ 23 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
11.9 13.7 18.3 19 ~ 16 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
8.5  fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Crysis 3

Crysis 3

2013
low 1024x768
24.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
15.5  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
45.2  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
23.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
18.8  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
11.6  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
52.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
37.7  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
19.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
35  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
23.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
18.2  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
38.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
32.6  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
29.5  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1024x768
30  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
22.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
11  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
54.8  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
37.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
31.4  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
20.7  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
Alan Wake

Alan Wake

2012
low 1024x768
16.3  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
10.3  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
Anno 2070

Anno 2070

2011
low 1024x768
42.5 59.6 64.6 ~ 56 fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
21.9 31 31.4 ~ 28 fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
13 19.3 19.6 ~ 17 fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
9.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
32.4  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
27.1  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
18.4  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
21.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
15  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
11.9  fps    + Compare
» The benchmarks indicate that the game is not playable in the tested settings.
low 1024x768
47  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
40  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
20  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
44.9  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
24.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
10.4  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Dirt 3

Dirt 3

2011
low 800x600
66.1  fps    + Compare
med. 1024x768
35.2  fps    + Compare
high 1360x768
25.2  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
12.9  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings med..
low 1024x768
37.5  fps    + Compare
med. 1366x768
28.4  fps    + Compare
high 1366x768
19.9  fps    + Compare
ultra 1920x1080
8.1  fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
Fifa 1526.718.38.2
Sims 489.726.912.610.6
GRID: Autosport70.130.6616.99
Watch Dogs17.5
Wolfenstein: The New Order29.629.1
Thief13653.6
X-Plane 10.2528.411.85.1
Call of Duty: Ghosts26.322.3
Batman: Arkham Origins301711
F1 201335252313
Total War: Rome II35.526.822.76.3
Saints Row IV18.915.27.8
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified19.813.19.1
Splinter Cell: Blacklist21.115.77.6
Dota 2432615.1
GRID 249.527.120.712.5
Metro: Last Light20.516.210.15.1
BioShock Infinite3821187
StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm89.830.919.66.5
Tomb Raider4323168.5
Crysis 324.815.5
Dead Space 345.223.118.811.6
Hitman: Absolution18.58
Call of Duty: Black Ops 252.837.719.7
Medal of Honor: Warfighter3523.418.2
Dishonored38.332.629.5
Sleeping Dogs3022.111
Diablo III54.837.131.420.7
Alan Wake16.310.3
Anno 20705628179.1
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim32.427.118.4
Battlefield 321.11511.9
Batman: Arkham City474020
Deus Ex Human Revolution44.924.210.4
Dirt 366.135.225.212.9
Battlefield: Bad Company 237.528.419.98.1
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Notebook reviews with AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri) graphics card

HP EliteBook 725 G2 Notebook (J0H65AW) Review

HP EliteBook 725 G2 Notebook (J0H65AW) Review

Wasted potential. HP's new EliteBook 700 series, which is based on AMD quad-core APUs, promises a comparatively inexpensive entry into the world of high-quality...
AMD A10 Pro-7350B | AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri) | 12.50" | 1.6 kg
HP EliteBook 755 G2 (J0X38AW) Notebook Review

HP EliteBook 755 G2 (J0X38AW) Notebook Review

Promoted to business class. A premium-range laptop for corporate customers that relies on a processor from AMD - we haven't seen that for quite a while now. HP ...
AMD A10 Pro-7350B | AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri) | 15.60" | 2 kg
HP EliteBook 745 G2 Notebook Review

HP EliteBook 745 G2 Notebook Review

Kaveri for business. A price of approximately 900 Euros (~$1166) should make HP's newest 14-inch business laptop appealing. The company ships a slim, elegant ca...
AMD A10 Pro-7350B | AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri) | 14.00" | 1.9 kg
Acer Aspire E5-551-T8X3 Kaveri A10-7300 Notebook Review

Acer Aspire E5-551-T8X3 Kaveri A10-7300 Notebook Review

Kaveri incoming. AMD braces itself against Intel's smart Haswell entry-level CPUs with its latest iteration of the Bulldozer architecture. Acer packs the brand ...
AMD A10-7300 | AMD Radeon R6 (Kaveri) | 15.60" | 2.5 kg

HP Elitebook 745 G2: AMD A10 Pro-7350B, 14.00", 1.9 kg
  External Review » HP Elitebook 745 G2

HP EliteBook 755 G2: AMD A10 Pro-7350B, 15.60", 2 kg
  External Review » HP EliteBook 755 G2

Acer Aspire E5-551G-T5TW: AMD A10-7300, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire E5-551G-T5TW

HP EliteBook 725 G2: AMD A10 Pro-7350B, 12.50", 1.6 kg
  External Review » HP EliteBook 725 G2

Acer Aspire E5-551-T8X3: AMD A10-7300, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire E5-551-T8X3

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